Masthead Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own! .."Jah sent the Satta Sound to bless InI and to go do the works. It’s all good. You give InI the strength with the heavy sound. I can feel the vibes in your mouth, ‘cause that is the root intention. That is the way the music is dealt to InI, for those causes.â€-Vaughn Benjamin, Midnite.Satta Sound originally got its start with a weekly radio show on Goddard College’s radio station, WGDR, back in the Summer of 2002. The radio show is still airing today and it still holds its original title, the Manna Sound. It was named after the biblical stories of the Manna, also known as the bread of life and the covenant between God and his chosen people. In the stories told by Rastafari elders and ainshants, the Manna was taken out of Isreal and brought to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) by the offspring of King Solomon and Queen Sheba. According to Rastafari around the world, this is how the line of David was spread to H.I.M. Haile Selassie I.
The namesake, the Manna, has been given to the Satta Sound’s first Selector and Operator, Matthew DeLorey, as he conceived the Sound. Matthew (MACHU)has been experimenting on the 1's & 2's ever since his days living in Burlington, Vermont. Through classes and parties in the area, he met up with the now International Soundsystem, Itation Sounds, which at the time was comprised of Dread Lion, Heartical Dan, Selah, and Nickel B,as well as Selecta Meszenjah from Full Spectrum Sound. This opportunity increased my knowledge and capacity for spiritual growth within our own Vermont Rastafari. It truly was these DJs and the blessed network of friends,artists and musicians that gave the Manna the upful lift to where he finds himself today.
In 2001, He left North America and began living for some time down in various parts of Peru, South America. It was at this point in life that the path and livity of Matthew was becoming determined. He returned to New England in 2002 and moved to Plainfield, Vermont to continue his studies in Permaculture and Sustainable Community design. It was then that he heard about the radio station at Goddard College, and the rest is now history.
In the Spring of 2005, Satta Sound began making its debut as a reggae soundsystem out and about Central Vermont. Satta Sounds has recently reached new heights with some powerful roots shows in the area. With these events Satta Sounds has livicated itself to enriching the cultural and physical representation of Rastafari here in Vermont. All the roots Virgin Islands artists coming here to Vermont have become the primary focus within our grassroots collective. And recently, Satta Sounds and Rise Up Productions has branched off to create more roots productions using some Virgin Islands artists/riddims, we pray to release these works later in 2008. Satta Sound is now seeking out local Vermont Singers and Players and will be releasing some tracks between this winter 2008 and early 2009.
Please stay tuned in to the Manna and Satta Sounds every Monday, 4pm until 6pm, at wgdr.org or locally at 91.1fm, Plainfield, Vermont.Give thanks for your love & light. Give thanks unto H.I.M. for all guidance & itection. Iyah [email protected]..
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